Puzzle



(No Model.)

W. P. DERWIN. PUZZLE.

No 593,766. I Patented Nov. 16, 1897.

Witnesses. Inventor.

His Attorne s UNITED STATES.

ATENT rrrcE.

WILLIAM F. DERWIN, OF WATERBURY, CONNECTICUT.

PUZZLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of LettersPatent No. 593,766, dated November 16, 1897.

Application filed March 31, 1897.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM F. DERWIN, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Waterbury, in the county of New Haven and State of Connecticut, have invented certain'new and useful Improvements in Puzzles, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to puzzles or games, and more especially to that class commonly played with marbles or balls and which are produced from wood, cardboard, or sheet metal.

It is the object of my invention to produce a game which will afford recreation and amusement to both young and old and the manipulation of which requires skill and perseverance for its successful operation.

Upon the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification, the same letters of reference denote like or corresponding parts upon both figures, and of which Figure 1 shows a plan view of my novel puzzle complete; Fig. 2, a cross-section taken on line as w of Fig. 1.

In the accompanying drawings, A represents the main floor, which in practice is smooth and level; B B, alleys extending along each side of the main floor and across-the front end thereof. Said alleys, as shown upon the drawings, are upon an incline, the

. same starting at each side from the level of the main floor, as at C C, and gradually sloping tothe center of the front end, as at D. Said alleys'are provided upon their outer side with a wall E, as shown, which also extends across the rear end and which is a trifle taller than the intermediate partitions upon the main floor of the puzzle.

, The main floor of the puzzle is divided by a series of partitions into several compartments, all of which are provided with exits into the alley-ways, the purpose of which will later be more fully explained. The puzzle can be played with any desired number of marbles. Inpractice, however, I find that five is the most desirable number to use, and consequently I have shown that number in the drawings.

Adjacent to the rear end of the puzzle and upon a level with the main floor is a pen F, in which the marbles G are placed just prior to manipulating said puzzle, the first move- Serial No. 630,106. (No model.)

ment of which is to raise the rear end thereof. This pen is provided with an exit, immediately in front of which is situated a deflector H, which serves to separate the several marbles as they emerge from said starting-pen. At either side of said deflector is a passageway I, leading into the compartment J, and which is provided with exits K at each side thereof leading into the alleys whose floor is slightly below that of the main compartment. with a central passage L, leading into a second compartment M, which is similar in construction and purpose to the first compartment J, above mentioned. This second oompartment is in turn provided with side exits N N similar to K K, above mentioned. Said compartment is further provided with passages O 0, leading into a third compartment P, which is substantially like the second compartment M, being also provided with side alley-exits Q Q and passage-ways R R, the latter leading into the fourth compartment S, which contains a receiving-cage T, adjacent to the wall E of theforward portion end.

The obiect to be accomplished in the game is to roll the balls from the starting-pen F through the several compartments J, M, P, and S and passages I, L, O, and R and finally get said balls all in the cage T. The

principal difficulty necessary to overcome in accomplishing the above is to prevent the marbles from escaping into the alleys B B at each side of said compartments, the floor of The first compartment J is provided which, as before stated, is above that of said alleys, the latter being upon an incline, which would cause said marbles to roll to the front or lowest point, as at D. Should the latter trouble arise, it will be obvious that said marbles will have to be returned'to the rear end and again passed through passages II than that shown can be used to the same end or purpose.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The herein-described puzzle, comprising a main-floor pen F, adjacent to the rear end thereof, compartments J, M and S having exits and passages as shown, cage T upon the front end and marbles Gall arranged for the purpose set forth.

2. The herein-described puzzle, comprising I a main floor having pen F, compartments, J, M, P and S, side exits leading from said compartments, passage-ways between said comartinents ca e T alle -w'a s n on each side of the main floor and across the front end thereof.

A puzzle substantially as herein shown WILLIAM F. DERVVIN.

\Vitnesses:

FRANK X. BERGEN, J OHN KELLY. 

